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Clinton to Maduro: Respect Vote’s Outcome The Venezuelan government must respect the outcome of parliamentary
elections scheduled for Dec. 6, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton said at the Atlantic Council on Nov. 30.

“As the people
of Venezuela go the ballot box this weekend, it is really up to all of
us in this hemisphere to ensure their will is respected, and that
responsibility begins with the Maduro administration,” Clinton said,
“which to date has been doing all it can to rig these elections.”

US Response to Migrant Crisis an ‘Existential Issue’Americans need to repudiate the “deeply offensive” anti-migrant rhetoric
coming from Republican presidential frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben
Carson that runs contrary to the founding principles of the United
States of America, said R. Nicholas Burns, a former Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs.

Carson has compared migrants
fleeing the war in Syria to dogs; Trump would support establishing a
database to track Muslim Americans; Jeb Bush would prefer it if the
United States took in Christian migrants; and Ted Cruz is adamant that the United States should only accept Christian migrants. Republican Governors, meanwhile, have said they will refuse to let any Syrian migrants into their states.

“I think Donald Trump and Ben Carson, in particular, have made
statements that go beyond the pale and that should be rejected by the
American people,” said Burns, who is the Roy and Barbara Goodman Family
Professor of the Prac…

Turkey Shot Down a Russian Jet. Here's Why it Matters. The downing of a Russian SU-24 fighter jet by Turkey after it violated
Turkish airspace and ignored ten warnings exemplifies the danger of
Russian military support for Syria’s embattled President Bashar
al-Assad. But it will also complicate French President François
Hollande’s quest to include Moscow in a unified coalition against the
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).

Transatlantic Relationship ‘Not an Optional Alliance,’ Says German President On a recent visit to the United States, German President Joachim Gauck
delivered an impassioned plea for the revitalization of the
transatlantic relationship, describing it as “not an optional alliance,”
but rather an “essential strategic alliance.” He also called for far
greater US engagement with Europe at a time when the continent is
“surrounded by crises.”

‘Please Be Patient’ The international community must be patient and recognize that Tunisia
is undergoing a delicate transition instead of applying unrealistic
pressure on the North African nation to undertake reforms, Hussein
Abassi, the leader of Tunisia’s powerful labor union and the winner of
this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, said at the Atlantic Council on Nov. 4.

An Opportunity for Peace in Turkey The victory of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in
the Nov. 1 election has created an opportunity to restart peace talks
with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists, said the Atlantic
Council’s Aaron Stein.

In Turkey, President Erdoğan Prevails Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party
(AKP) pulled off an unexpected victory in parliamentary elections on
Nov. 1 that gives it enough seats to govern by itself.